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Queen Marguerite

           IthoughtIhadheardwrong."

           "Itwasareproach.Itisstrangethatthemarquiseshouldallowsuchfollies.Thehusbandofthatgreatgirlwillhaveafinetimeofit."

           Thisremarkwasfollowedbyfiveorsixsatiricphrases.Julienwasshockedbythejoywhichshoneintheacademician’seyes."Wearejustacoupleofservants,"hethought,"engagedintalkingscandalaboutourmasters.ButIoughtnottobeastonishedatanythingthisacademymandoes."

           JulienhadsurprisedhimonhiskneesonedaybeforethemarquisedelaMole;hewasaskingherforatobaccoreceivershipforanephewintheprovinces.IntheeveningalittlechambermaidofmademoiselledelaMole,whowaspayingcourttoJulien,justasElisahadusedtodo,gavehimtounderstandthathermistress’smourningwasveryfarfrombeingwornsimplytoattractattention.Thiseccentricitywasrootedinhercharacter.ShereallylovedthatlaMole,thebelovedloverofthemostwittyqueenofthecentury,whohaddiedthroughtryingtosethisfriendsatlibertyandwhatfriends!ThefirstprinceofthebloodandHenriIV.

           AccustomedashehadbeentotheperfectnaturalnesswhichshonethroughoutmadamedeRênal’swholedemeanour,JuliencouldnothelpfindingallthewomenofParisaffected,and,thoughbynomeansofamorosedisposition,foundnothingtosaytothem.MademoiselledelaMolewasanexception.

           Henowbegantoceasetakingforcoldnessofheartthatkindofbeautywhichattachesimportancetoanoblebearing.HehadlongconversationswithmademoiselledelaMole,whowouldsometimeswalkwithhiminthegardenafterdinner.

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